Profile of Hannibal

Ignore my above post. You think they'll shut down the servers? Man this is so disappointing... I know this game is already good and can get so much better. I wish it wasn't so 'cool' to shit on everything.

I don't think so at the moment, I just wanted to include the worst possible outcome since also Cobra mentioned it.
Look at DoW3: the game was economically a complete failure (albeit technically in a better state) and in player numbers way worse than CoH3. Relic dropped it after 10 months. I wouldn't expect Relic to drop CoH3 in the next months. As long as plaErs stay, they can make money, and they will develop the game.
They might downscale their plans though if they don't see enough people coming back.
Obviously it is possible that support could completely cease, but I would be highly suprised at current player count. In the future maybe, but not in the next months.

Also I know that Supreme Commander Forged Alliance Forever has a game balance calculation based on the ELO that the community apparently trusts. I don't know how it works though, but maybe you can ask the devs of the FAF client for calculations. It's a community driven project, I guess they would help out.

Fix the skin colors and lighting and this would look awkwardly convincing

Writing words is too much for Relic. They have exhausted themselves with the amazingly detailed faction icons. 5 minutes of MS paint is too much for the average Relic "ARTIST".

Dude, Relic had to program MS paint in the essence engine from the ground up first. All new animations and stuff. You'd be exhausted, too.


Ontopic:
I agree with Rosbone, this post is heavily out of touch with the community. The balance discussion+update tomorrow will be the last straw, but Relic would have to deliver fantastic work.
Steam is down to "Mostly negative" at 39%, which just looks really really bad for everyone browsing the game on the Steam store. While after release I still thought that Relic can turn the game around eventually, I've become way more doubtful. They might still make a good game out of it in the end, but it does not matter if the game dies before that's the case. They're losing their player base with these actions.

If you do not like a game, walk away
Bitching about all bad games out there makes no sense at all. (it will keep you busy though)

So why all this persistent raging about COH3?

I guess it is disappointment. Emotionally involved, with expectations not met.
Relic now has gotten this message for sure. Many are disappointed. They know that.

Now what can we do?

• Keep raging. That keeps you (all those who are not satisfied) in this unhappy trench for a long time. And it will at some point also lead to frustration and bad reactions at Relic. Not good in the long run for you and everybody.
  
• Walk away. Good for you (ends the frustration)
  
• Wait (do sth else in the meantime)
  
• Accept what is, lower your expectations, enjoy what you have (challenging, but possible)
  
  

Assuming Relic has received enough hate/rage/criticism, and I think they have, I want to be a missionary for path 2-4. They all make you more happy than 1.
cheers

I don't get this argumentation. Yes, not every rage is fair and good, but walking away from problems only works if you expect them to not come back and bite you. Suggesting to not complain is suggesting to not voice your concern. Why? Why should I not voice it? You're basically saying their opinion should not matter because it has been heard often enough or because it is invalid in the first place (basically point 2, the only reason is frustration). That's nonsense.
The gaming industry has seen a lot of cash grabs, Relic and CoH3 show clear first signs of that. If you like the franchise and let them get away with it, complain. That's good and fair. New players need to hear about the issues and Relic needs to have the pressure. If everyone just reads 'the game is fine' and 'I'm having fun', nothing will change and both your favourite game and franchise in particular, as well as the gaming industry overall will become worse.

This line of thinking is a nonstarter. If Relic thinks they can pull that shit and leave CoH 3 in *this* state, they're done. I don't know about you Hannibal, but I would be absolutely DONE with Relic. They wouldn't see even a fraction of a cent from me going forward.

They would confirm, in no uncertain terms, that they are soulless and motivated only by the drive to provide returns to investors, and not to make a game that is actually worth the space it takes up on my SSD.

You had better hope they don't pull this. I'm serious.

I guess Relic would downsize significantly, mass layoffs and become a mid sized company developing a new franchise. CoH would probably be dead as well. They might found a new studio if they deem Relic as a brand as taintes.
It's not nice, but thinkable from an economic point. If the costs for fixing would vastly outdo the gains, it might be done. Company restructurings like that have been done plentifully.

My main point is that we have people shouting both 'Don't worry, Relic will surely fix everything' and 'Relic/CoH will go down and bancrupt', while neither of them actually knows shit. None of us does, we don't know where the manager's currently evaluate the franchise. Both sides who deal in those absolutes are talking nonsense.

I doubt we'll see any shutdown in the next months. Not even trying would be an odd decision. DoW3 has been abandoned 10 months in, but the game was dead after a few weeks. Compared to that dead corpse, CoH3 is super healthy. There's still a player base, a lot of fans, probably decentish first sales. It would be stupid not to try for a few more months to fix the game and see how many players come back.
Current player numbers won't support a studio of Relic's size either. If the patches don't bring the game back, then I can see Relic ceasing support. But that decision is probably a couple of months away.